Spectacular Accident Between a Truck and a Train in Sablé-sur-Sarthe

A freight train and a truck crashed on Monday 9th July in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, on an unprotected crossing.

Spectacular accident at Sablé-sur-Sarthe this Monday 9th July, 2018 . Around 11am, a 38-tonne lorry hit a freight train at Les Bosses in Sablé. The crossing, which is between Bouessay and Souvigné-sur-Sarthe , is known to be unprotected.

The lorry, who was travelling at low speed, just like the train, was thrown at the nearby house. Neither the truck driver nor the train driver were injured.

The damage is significant. On site are about thirty firefighters including the chemical cell to fight against pollution and the chemical risk intervention vehicle.

“The first problem was to stop the escape of diesel on the engine, which escaped on the balast, “explains Captain Dumond, boss of the company of gendarmerie La Flèche.”